Dhoni-led India beat hosts Bangladesh

India made no change to their playing eleven.

Bangladesh (Moham)made half-a-dozen changes to the (Rub)eleven that last played the Indians – Junaid Siddique, Ashraful, Raqibul Hasan, Naeem Islam, Shahadat Hossain and Hossain made way for Anamul Haque, the Rahmans (Shamsur and Ziaur), the Hossains (Nasir and Al-Amin) and Sohag Gazi.

On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, inserted the hosts.

The Powerplay of Bangladesh’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 27, and lost three wickets.

Tamim, whose 10-(Iq)ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty balls into the match, he was caught by Suresh Raina. Ravichandran Ashwin, the player of the match, broke the run-a-ball stand.

The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the (Shar)mark. Shamsur, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Rohit off the bowling of Ashwin.

Shakib Al Hasan, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Four balls later, Bhuvneshwar Kumar broke the 0ne-run stand.

Bangladesh scored 50 off 8.3 overs (51 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

Mushfiqur Rahim, Bangladesh’s skipper, scored 24 off 21 balls, which included four boundaries. Forty-one balls after Shakib’s dismissal, he was caught by Virat Kohli. Mohammed Shami broke the 46-run stand.

Haque, whose 43-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 44. A couple of overs later, Amit Mishra broke the 15-run stand.

Bangladesh scored 100 off 16.1 overs (97 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Nasir, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. Thirty-seven balls after Haque’s dismissal, he was stumped by Dhoni. Mishra broke the 49-run stand.

Mahmudullah, whose 23-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, scored 23. He was unbeaten.

The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Ziaur, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Ravindra Jadeja off the bowling of Mishra.

Mashrafe Mortaza, who faced a couple of balls, scored half-a-dozen. His runs came by way of a six. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded eight extras. Bangladesh scored 138 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs. Raina, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 11. He was wicketless, as was Jadeja, who bowled four overs, conceding 30.

Shami and Kumar bowled three overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 29, the latter conceded 21. Ashwin, who bowled four overs, conceded 15. He picked up a couple of wickets. Mishra, who bowled four overs, conceded 26. He picked up three scalps.

The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 39, and lost a wicket.

Shikhar Dhawan, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored just a run. Seventeen balls into the match, Al-Amin broke the 13-run stand.

India scored 50 off seven overs (43 balls). Bangladesh had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 38 balls. While Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Kohli’s contribution to it was 21. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

India scored 100 off 13.2 overs (81 balls). Bangladesh had conceded four extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 75 balls. While Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 44, Kohli’s contribution to it was 52. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

While Sharma’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a six – came off 39 balls, Kohli’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a six – came off 41 balls.

Sharma, whose 44-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 56. Seventy-five balls after Dhawan’s dismissal, he was caught by Nasir. Mortaza broke the 100-run stand.

Kohli, whose 50-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, eventually scored 57. He was unbeaten, as was Dhoni, who scored 22. His 12-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes.

Bangladesh eventually conceded five extras. India, who scored 141 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 18.3 overs, won by eight wickets with nine balls to spare.

Mahmudullah, who bowled an over, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he was wicketless. Ziaur bowled 2.3 wicketless overs, conceding 26. Gazi bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 21. Shakib bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 26.

Al-Amin and Mortaza bowled four overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 38, the latter conceded 23.